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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
Historian Bettany Hughes seeks to understand the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy, beginning at the Mahabodhi Temple in India where Buddhism was born. At Nepal's Boudhanath Stupa, she looks into the teaching of Buddha or dharma, and she explores karma at the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. At Wat Pho Temple in Thailand, Hughes considers Samsara, the cycle of birth and death Buddhists seek to end through enlightenment, and at Angkor Wat in Cambodia she learns about meditation. She also looks at Zen in Hong Kong and the concept of nirvana in Los Angeles.G

6:00 pm

Leonardo's Dream Machines
Experts use Leonardo da Vinci s drawings to attempt to build a giant crossbow and flying machine, 500 years after he committed the ideas to paper. The two teams use materials found in Leonardo s time and overcome inclinations to apply modern techniques. Part 1 and 2 of 2G

7:00 pm

Winslow Homer: Society and Solitude
After 1880, Winslow Homer's painting evolved in a different way. During the final decades of his life he created a series of masterpieces that led to his reputation as the most profound visual poet of the sea, and of elemental themes of nature in general. Part 2 of 2G

8:00 pm

Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War
In October 1962, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear holocaust. The film brings to life the three central characters - Kennedy, Castro and Krushchev - and explores how these powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and outlines the courage and luck it took to climb out again.G

9:00 pm

Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
Historian Bettany Hughes seeks to understand the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy, beginning at the Mahabodhi Temple in India where Buddhism was born. At Nepal's Boudhanath Stupa, she looks into the teaching of Buddha or dharma, and she explores karma at the Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. At Wat Pho Temple in Thailand, Hughes considers Samsara, the cycle of birth and death Buddhists seek to end through enlightenment, and at Angkor Wat in Cambodia she learns about meditation. She also looks at Zen in Hong Kong and the concept of nirvana in Los Angeles.G

10:00 pm

Leonardo's Dream Machines
Experts use Leonardo da Vinci s drawings to attempt to build a giant crossbow and flying machine, 500 years after he committed the ideas to paper. The two teams use materials found in Leonardo s time and overcome inclinations to apply modern techniques. Part 1 and 2 of 2G

11:00 pm

Winslow Homer: Society and Solitude
After 1880, Winslow Homer's painting evolved in a different way. During the final decades of his life he created a series of masterpieces that led to his reputation as the most profound visual poet of the sea, and of elemental themes of nature in general. Part 2 of 2G